Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.3° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
184
138
123
114
99
99
97
95
108
74
71
71
49
94
76
74
71
55
43
42
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:33AM1.92m
8:53PM2.06m
9:14AM1.96m
9:31PM2.06m
9:56AM1.98m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.22m
3:11AM0.19m
3:24PM0.22m
3:50AM0.16m
4:06PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
6
10
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
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